Lobi Bird Form Hair Pick, Based
Product ID: A1900-021
$995.00
About this piece
A bird in profile, holding a long needle in its tail.
Lobi metalworkers of Burkina Faso, West Africa, made this bird form hair pick in bronze in the early 20th century. Hair picks and pins are commonly worn as ornaments and used for dressing the hair. A long, thin shaft rises to a flat cross-like head, with circles and dots punched into it, and a small cap at the very top. The bronze has darkened to a dusky brown with a lighter golden tone at the edges. It is shown on a black stand.
About 10 inches tall. Hair pick, or tiny scepter. You decide.
